News archive from 2 September 2014

A London-listed insurance claims processor with ambitions to reshape the motor cover market will announce on Tuesday that it is acquiring the RAC's stake in their fledgling joint venture.
Sky News understands that Quindell, whose shares have slumped...

Britain's manufacturers received a fresh warning shot yesterday as it emerged that the sector had endured its worst performance in 14 months.
Firms were “walking rather than running” in August, according to the closely monitored Cips/Markit purchasing...

Take care with pension funds, says Derek Stewart
Thousands of unwitting investors could be on the verge of making poor decisions pn pensions when a new law comes into effect next year. From April 2015, savers aged 55+ will be able to access the whole...

The British Association of Dermatologists blamed the increase on the rise in cheap holidays and people tanning themselves as a 'fashion statement'. Photograph: Myung Jung Kim/PA The number of people admitted to hospital for skin cancer has increased...

More than 18,000 Sheffield pupils will be able to tuck into a free school lunch from today - an initiative which is predicted to save city parents £5.8 million a year.
All four to seven-year-olds are now eligible for free meals, a scheme championed by...

DAVID CAMERON yesterday laid out new powers to seize passports at UK borders of Britons suspected of travelling abroad to fight with terror groups, among a raft of new proposals to combat jihadists carrying out attacks in Britain.
The Prime Minister...

THE outbreak of the Second World War 75 years ago shows why Europe must put an end to the war in Ukraine now, Poland's prime minister said yesterday.
Donald Tusk, chosen by EU leaders to be the next president of the European Council, spoke at the...

HONG Kong pro-democracy legislators disrupted a Beijing official's speech yesterday as he explained a decision announced over the weekend to tightly limit voting reforms for the southern Chinese financial hub.
They chanted slogans and held up placards...

PAKISTANI soldiers and paramilitary forces secured the headquarters of state broadcaster PTV in Islamabad yesterday, after a crowd of anti-government protesters stormed the building and took the channel off the air.
Demonstrators led by opposition...

THE Japanese authorities have issued an unusual reminder to people living near earthquake zones - don't wait until it's too late to think about toilet paper.
The government and paper companies kicked off a “Let’s stockpile toilet paper!” campaign to...

Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry. The television judge has said she would like her children to 'give her a pill' if she becomes a burden on her family. Photograph: Harlem Mepham/GC Images Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has said she does...

The summer transfer window may have closed at 11pm but some big-name deals could still get over the line.
Manchester United, Arsenal, Hull and Southampton are four clubs working hard to seal last-gasp deals as their respective managers hope to further...

FASHION icon Dame Vivienne Westwood was honoured last night at the annual Scottish Fashion Awards.
The designer, 73, who has influenced clothing design since the mid-70s when she unleashed her controversial punk designs on a unsuspecting public, was...

Hollywood star Alan Cumming has said independence will give gay Scots the "rights and respect" they deserve.
Pro-independence campaigners yesterday warned that progress in terms of equality, such as gay rights, could be thrown into jeopardy...